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TWICE A WEEK TELEGRAPH
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ESTABLISHED IN 1826.
MACON, GA., FKIDAY MORNING, JULY 5, 1907
TWICE-A-WEEK, $1.00 A YEAR.
GOV. HUGHES’ ADDRESS TO U. S. SHIPS WILL BE SEEN CLEARING HOUSE BURNS KNOCKED SQUIRES
DESCENDANTS OF SIGNERS IN PACIFIC NEXT WINTER ON EXCHANGE BANK! OUT IN THE FIRST ROUND
Great Declaration Voices ir. w. po*« IIM u « peat, in opposition Secretary MetcalfSavs Noth- ! alonsr that there was p racticall >' no s 's-
.to the welfare of others, may be found *• J nlficance to this movement from a
Terms of Conviction A s
pirations of Hu
manity
Wilson Says Some
Ought To Be Jailed
NORFOLK. Va..
tersest attendance
na>, the tiring of
by American and
Hampton R '.'ids, t
housand national
Vork, Kentucky, ’
thr
July 4.—With
since the opening
[he national salute
oreign warships In
ie parade of three
guards from New
rest Virginia, and
South Carolina and notable addresses
by Governor Chas. E. Hughes and
President Woodrow Wilson, of Prince
ton University, at the first reunion of
'in all parties and in every walk of life.
It is an attitude sometimes explained
i by training and environment, but in
general merely exhibits the rule of sel
fishness. There are many who have no
sympathy with the principles of the
Declaration and who look with alarm
i upon every emphatic assertion of pop-
, ubir rights. There are many others
i who will join in an appeal to democrat
ic principles when It serves self-later-
Iest, but are ready to use every vantage
point that may be gained in the strug
gle for existence to deprive their feT-
Iows of equal opportunity. But we
may be assured that the progress of
! the pie ,ple will not be halted. Tae
| long contest with “divine right.” with
! usurped power however obtained,
against every attempt under any form
. to control and exploit the many for the
benet of the few, can have but on"
result. Slowly and surely the people
have won their way, and no final set
tlement will be reached until the ad
ministration of Government squares
with the principles of the Declaration j Secre
ind an £nd has been put to every con-
iiig But. Talk in Japan
ese Jingoism
Ships fo Go Around
Cape Horn On Cruise
OAKLAND. Cal., July 4.—Secretary
of the Navy Victor H. Metcalf. In an
interview today confirmed the report
that a large part of United States navy
• military standpoint. I might have
stated before leaving Washington ex-
iactly what I am saying now. But I
, thought that as the news concerned
the people of the Pacific coast, today
would be an appropriate time to an
nounce the plans.
"It is the policy of the navy depart- j
1 meat to keep the fleet in American
waters as much as possible. It is also :
! our policy to keep as large a number
>f battleships
AFFAIRS OF BANK W,ERE EX
AMINED AND FOUND TO BE
IN SOLVENT CONDITION
. Anelrffliail Alai'm** the end of the tenth. It lasted ten
f AUStraJlttll ralSC Alai Ill ; minutes. While not particularly ex
citing, It served to whet the appetite
The following communication was i
• handed to The Telegraph last night by
i the Macon Clearing House Associa- i
j tion, which is self-explanatory: ;
To the Pubiic.
We, the undersigned committee from '
the Macon Clearing House Associa- 1
together as possslble. ■ tion, have made a complete and chor- j
We might as well spend the money in ! ough examination of the affairs of the!
American ports as abroad In the past : Exchange Bank of Macon, and find !
Put Onfc of Business in
2 Minutes 8 Seconds
Got
$6,300 For
His Fake Fight
we have sent squadrons to various
European nations with less advantage
than by keeping them at home.
"I have planned this cruise around > in full.
Cape Horn for the practice of the, This July 4. 1907.
that the bank is solvent and able to
meet all its obligations. We are confi
dent that every depositor will be paid
will be seen in Pacific water next win- squadron. How long the ships will re-
ter. Eighteen or twenty of the largest 1 main here I cannot say. I can promise
battleships will come round Cape Horn the people of Oakland and San Fran-
on a practice cruise and will be seen • cisco that they will see one of the
in San*Francisco harbor. i finest naval spectacles ever witnessed
“Many false impressions have gained | in Pacific waters,
circulation about the movement." said j “I hope the talk of Japanese troubles
Metcalf. “I have held all'and of international differences may be
he descendant's of the signers of the' ver sion of Governmental powers to
■ . . . f...i ...» T- i ....
Declaration of Independence, Tndepend
.-nee Day celebrated today tit the
Jamestown Exposition.
Governor Hughes was the renter
figure and was given an enthusiastic
welcome. His tribute to President
Roosevelt brought forth i demonstra
tion. but the blows he struck at pbliti-
.-:il machines and his confidence ex
pressed in the supremacy of tae people,
were the signals for even greater ijji-
monstra tions.
The review on I.ee parade consisting j zation, has made available our natural
of national guards. United States reg- wealth and has made our industrial
ulars marines from the battleships and achievements the marvel of mankind.
United States cavalry w. rc reviewed Our development has intensified the
by Governor Hughes. President Wilson, l sentiment of national unity, and de-
President Tucker, of ti*e exposition, ; spite our wide extent of territory and
selfish purposes
We may properly' congratulate our
selves iljpon the marvelous record of
the nation's progress. With resistless
energy, the vast domain between the
oceans has been developed and its re-
protest parts have been knit together
by mutual needs and the multifarious
activities of an ever increasing com
merce.—The skill ut a people rich in
invention, endowed with boundless
ambition and rare capacity for organi-
CONVICT LABOR WILL BE
DOUBLED IN VALUE IN 1909
ft. J. TAYOR. Presf. of
American National Bank.
W. M. LEWIS, Prest. of
Fourth National Bank.
J. J. COBB, Cashier of
Commercial & Savings Bank.
SAN FRANCISCO. July
Squires, the much heralded champion
of Australia, succumbed to the blow
of a Canadian fist at Colma today
after he had been in the ring two
minutes with Tommy Rurns. The men
who witnessed the brief meeting be
tween the two pugilists were charita
ble enough not to call him a “dub.”
They designated him a “false alarm"
who should have been pitted against a
! fourth rate fighter rather than any
There is pugilist with the slightest possession
of the big arena and stood up against
the enclosing walls. There was a
buzz of excitement while the moving
picture men made ready their appa
ratus and newspaper photographer*
flocked into the ring.
Jeffries Enters Ring.
Jeffries entered the ring to referee
the light. Jordan introduced him as
the great and only' undefeated cham
pion of the world. Jim Jeffries.
I Joe Rogers challenged the winner
I for $5,000. Battling Nelson and Jimmy
4.—Bill | Britt were introduced by “Billy'” Jor
dan. Britt as a "native son of the
Golden West.” and Nelson as the
“hardest nut to crack.” Al. Kauffman
challenged the winner of the fight.
Burns won the toss and chose the
southwest corner with his hack to the
sun. At five minutes to two Squires
entered, preceded by Tim McGrath.
He was greeted with cheers. Squires
wore green trunks, a brown sweater
and a campaign hat. He sat in the'
and
notwithstanding the many differences
exhibited in our population, we are a
people united not merely in form or hy
convention, but in interest and senti
ment. An unparalleled prosperity has
blessed our efforts. And never has
the sun shone upon a more industrious
Lieutenant Governor Ellyson and oth
er officials.
Governor Hughes' Address.
Governor Hughes said in part:
“We hold these truths to be self-
evident. that all men an created equal;
that they are endowed hy their creator
with certain inalienable rights; that nnd happy people, enjoying to a larger
bnmng these are life, liberty and the degree equal rights and equal oppor-
pursult of happiness; that to secure ; tunities than those who gather today
• hese rights Governments are insti-! under the stars and stripes to com-
tqted among men deriving their just | memorate the birth of American lib-
powers from tne consent of the gov- erty.
erened."—Declaration of Independence, j President Woodrow Wilson in his
The immortal words of the preamble ! address declared that Individual ac-
of the Declaration of Independence re-I countability for the acts of corpora-
corded more than a protest against I tions, the arrest and imprisonment of
exactions of the British crown. They; corporation heads instead of the fin-
were more than an assertion of the I ing Or dissolution of corporations
right of the Polonies to he independ- 1 themselves Is the remedy for the
rnt Stales. They passed beyond the ! monopolistic tendencies and the un-
necessltlos of the moment and trans- lawful practices of modern industry,
cended perhaps in their broad import i “One really responsible man In jail.”
ihe sentiment of many who, ejasper- j he said
ated by tryrannieal demands were schemes and transactions which
ready io renounce their former allegi- contrary to the public interest legal!
ante. They have the perennial value lodged in the penitentiary would be
of a polilicnl creed voicing in terms of worth more than a thousand corpora-
'•onv'etion the aspirations of humani- ; tions mulcted in fines, if the reform is
tv. They suggest to us the long strug- j to be genuine and permanent,
gle against the usurpations of power; “What this country needs,” Mr. Wil-
:tnd the impositions of avarice and i son set forth, “is not government
etc., ? but laws
h presidents
milt of those who, descanting upon land general managers of railroads for
obvious, physical, mental and moral in- j evasions and violations of the stat-
equaltties. have sought to obscure the ! utes.” Stock manipulations he calls
profound truth of equality before the j “sheer thefts,” and snys they should be
law and the Inalienable rights of man- j punished as such. Failure th do so,
hood
dropped by the newspapers. There is I pugilist with the slightest possession j a%va i te( j the arrival of Burns. A couple
nothing to produce any feeling except of ring skill. | of minutes later Burns attired in a
this talk of the newspapers. The story Phrasing It Mildly. long bathrobe, entered the ring. Burns
that Ambassador Aoki is In disfavor To say that the nine thousand per- | talked oyer and shook 'hands with
with his own Government I believe is sons who journeyed out to Colma to sq U i res and then sat down in the op-
purely an invention. I know of no rea- witness the fight were disappointed ! posite cornpr from the Australian,
son why Japan and the United States J would be phrasing it too mildly. It] Squires had his wrists and hands
should not be on the friendliest of was a hot day and the journey to|b ound j n tape. Squires posed-for his
terms.” ! Colma was a disagreeable one. Hun- picture, while his manager stood be-
! dreds of persons came from otho- hind him and waved the Australian
OYSTER BAY. July 4.—The basis i States to see the leading fighter of the I flag. Then Burns stepped up. with
n te „ _ i . . _ . . •- . ‘ , I of the report that a fleet of sixteen antipodes battle with the light heavy- the American flag waving behind him.
Half of Penitentiary Con- a< ;ted. Scarcely, a member of the leg- American battleships was .to be sent I weight champion of the United States ] Jordan introducting both men. Burns
“ rf>rna ’"“ rt ,n citv ana n *- - *s probably explained in ; an d anticipation was keyed up to the was clad in green and red tights with
highest point. From the standpoint of j an American flag as a bell,
tivo offices here today. : the average spectator the outcome j Short and Sweet.
While not expressly stated, it is ii|- ’ would have been amusing if less effort
victs In for Homicide
or Attempted Hom
icide
Batch of Current
Gate City News
islature remained in the city, and with I to the Pacific
j ihe exception of one or two of the ! a statement made public at the execu-
clerks. who are getting business ready
l for Monday morning, legislative halls
j looked deserted. Exercises were held
i by the Daughters of the American
1 Revolution, and. tonight the Red Men
of Atlanta had a parade. The amuse-
[ ment resorts about the city did a
flourishing business and the baseball
games were well attended.
Goode Price Resigns.
ATLANTA, July 4.—Goode Price,
| the well known assistant to Secretary
of State Philip Cook, hes tendered his
resignation to 'take effect Saturday of
this week. Mr. Price goes to Talla-
ATLANTA, July 4.—Some interest- I poosa Ga . ^ he fe he J ill become
ing facts are disclosed in the annual | cashier of the First National Bank of
report" of the State Prison Commis- | Tallapoosa which was practically or-
sion, which has- just been made to the
cunning. They have been ridiculed as! ownership of railroads, etc
fallacious: they have sustained the ns- that will attack and punisl
Today, as always, they present in his mind. Is “like overlooking high
the standard by which we may way robberies." •»
judge the successful working of or$ j “Every corporation” the 'educator
institutions. And gathered upon this i stated, “is personally directed either
historic spot in the commonwealth j by some one dominant person or by
which nurture him. we may fittingly j some group of persons. Somebody In
pay our tribute to the author of these ] particular is responsible for ordering
words, in the language of Lincoln: “Aluor sanctioning every illegal act corn-
honor to Jefferson—to the man who in I mitted by its agents or officers: but by
the concrete pressure of a national 1 its agents or officer, but neither our
struggle for independence by a single ] law of personal damage nor our erimi-
people had the coolness, forecast and : nal law naa sought to seek the respon-
sagaelty to introduce into a merely l sible persons out and hold them indi
revolutionary document an abstract viduallv accountable for the acts corn-
truth applicable to all men and all plained of; We have never attempted
time, and so embalmed it there that I such statutes. We indict corporations
today and in all coming days it shall ; themselves, find them guilty of illegal
he a rebuke and a stumbling block to i practices, fine them and leave the in-
tho very harbingers "f re-appearing ' dividuals who devise and execute the
tyranny and oppression.” illegal acts free to discover new avas-
The attitude of men toward Govern- ions.”
mPTit by the people is not determined j Such acts could be passed and
hy party lines. The man who would should be if we are to better our in-
tgnore the rights of his fellow citizens, dustrial conditions, Mr. Wilson be-j
who would establish himself in a fort- ! lieves. Unless something of this na-
ress of special privilege and exercise I Continued on Page Eight.
Legislature. The commission calls at
tention to the fact that a sub-contract
for convict labor in which the price
was $570 per annum for each able-
bodied man. was recently approved.
If present prosperous conditions con-
‘one real originator of theitinue, the commission feels assured
are that when the next lease is msde in
illy April, 1909. the State will get at least
$450 a year for Its convicts, which Is
double the present amount. In this
event the State could use half of its
convict force in extending the Western
and Atlantic Railroad to the sea, and
still not impair its income from this
source.
The commission calls attention to
the increasing number of homicides.
Of the convicts now in the State peni
tentiary 1,240. or more than 50 per
cent, are there for homicides or at
tempted homicides. There are £39
murderers now in the penitentiary
against 438 only a year ago, while the
record ‘for manslaughter is now 305
as against 284.
The receipts from convict labor and
farm products in 1906 were approxi
mately $380,000, while , the expense of
the prison system was $135,000.
ganized by his brother. Rchve Price
whom he succeeded 'in the Secretary
of State’s office. Secretary Cook re
grets very much to have to part with
Mr. Price. He has not decided whom
he win appoint to fill the cavancy.
Akin Got Fake Infernal Hachine.
ATLANTA, July 4.—A fake infernal
machine was sent to President of the
Senate John W. Akin at the Pied
mont Hotel this morning When the
package was delivered it was opened
by Mrs. Akin, and a slight explosion
followed. The explosion was discov
ered to be that of a toy pistol fixed
so as to explode a cap. The other
contents of the package was a fake
cannon cracker, made of a roll of wall
paper with a phony fuse inserted. In
side of the package was a card in
scribed “We'll help yoti blow up the
Senate.” President Akin is hunting
for the author of the joke.
Georgia Building Not All Paid For.
ATLANTA, July 4.—It develops that
the Jamestown Exposition Commission
fell considerably short of raising suf
ficient funds to pay for the Georgia
building at Jamestown. Commissioner
of Agriculture T. G. Hudson, the ex
ecutive officer of the commission, has
gone to Jamestown, it Is understood,
with a view to negotiating the sale of
the Georgia building, possession to bo
given at the close of the exposition.
It is hoped from this source to be
able to realize enough to meet the
deficit.
HARMONY BETWEEN BETTER
ELEMENTS OF THE RACES
Former Governor Xorthen ?ettled be > ond < J T ueKtlon - and for a1 '.
1 time to come. Intermarriage at the
Talks to Northerners on
Race Problem
Negro May Be
Falsely Educated
rriage at
j Smith need not be argued a moment.
Unless the South breaks the record of
all history, there is only one alterna-
j tive left, and that is that the negro
| must be dependent, in a measure, at
least, upon the white man. as he can-
1 not hope to dominate him.
"The negro in Georgia has now put
himself as a dependent upon the su-
Prineipals Will Hold Meeting.
ATLANTA. July 4.—The principals
of the eleven district agricultural
schools of the State will hold a four
dav's meeting in Atlanta beginning
next Monday. July 8, for jhe purpose
of discussing the proposed curriculum,
the text books to be adopted, to make
out lists of furniture and equipment
needed and to formulate uniform rules
/oy*the organization and government
ot these schools. The meetings will he
held in room 10 of the Boys’ High
School building, which has been ten
dered by Supt. W. M. Slaton for that
purpose.
State Will Appeal.
ATLANTA. July 4.—The State will
appeal from the decision of Judge W.
T. Newman, in the United States
court, holding that the Georgia Rail
road and Banking Co., is exempt from
franchise taxation under its charter.
The charter of this road exempts it
from taxation except one half of one
per cent, on its net income. But when
the franchise tax law was passed it
was contended by the Strte that the
charter exemption did not apply to
franchises, and it was sought to re
quire the Georgia road tj return and
pay taxes on the franchise which it
owns. The matter went into the
United States court where Judge
Newman has just signed an order,
holding that the charter exempts the
road from all taxes except those spe
cifically set forth therein. The court
of appeals will now be asked to pass
on this question.
At 2:0* the men stood in the ring
tjlnd received their final instructions
from Jeff. At 2:10 ' p. m., the men
. , . . .. , commenced fighting. Squires went
moment the gong sounded for the men ; af(er Bur feinting and lending.
to advance to the center of the rin|f. j *pjj e y came to a clinch in a corner hut.
That the defensive skill of the Aus-; no Jj amnge wap done Rurn s landed
tralian was exceedingly pool \\as ; a j 0 jaw and Squires went
speedily attested, for in ten seconds he down. He stayed down four seconds
statement emphasizes that no political i'Y aa p ‘ -one °J} the , 1 ” a ^' ’ lv ' el > directed an d came up fighting. They wont into
' r ‘Sht from Burns’ fist struck him flush a clinch and aR they broke Burns miss
ion the jaw. It did not have force be-, ed a vicioi , s right swing. Squires
to Burns' body. Burns
_____ _ right swing under the
obbly fashion and rushed at Burns, j j aw Tho knprkou t blow folhrred sev-
The two came into a clinch immediate-] eral that ) ande d on Squires jaw as
ly, but were quickly separated in the t hp rushed into Rurns. it landed
center of the ring by Jim Jeffries, the j S q Uar ely on tho point of Squires' chin
timated that he battleships may go to I had been required to reach the arena,
the Pacific in the near future, but if Ended With the Gong,
they do, it will -be in furtherance only j The nght was as good aP ended the !
of a plan of routine naval maneuvers.
Moreover it is added that the matter j
of destination Is undetermined and the
fleet is quite as likely to be ordered to j
the Mediterranean or the South Atlan- |
tic as to the Pacific. In any event, the |
ther made clear that 2? tbe » ~ ve iorce be- ed a vic!ous r i
friction between in- hlnd 11 , t ?' give Squire* his quietus and oked a righ t Int
motion Detween in , a f ter taking a count of four he rose in; landed another r
of this country and a wo bbly fashion and rushed at Burns.; Thp kn0 rko
significance is to be attached to the
trip: and it is further made clear that
the inference that
dividual citizens of
natives of Japan has influenced the
Government in the disposition of its
fighting sea force is not justified.
It is the policy of the naval depart
ment to get the battleships together
occasionally for an extended cruise.
Arrangements for such a cruise as now
underway. They may or may not ma
ture by the coming winter.
The official statement as given out
by Secretary Loeb follows:
“There is no intention of sending a
fleet at once to the Pacific. For the
last two years the administration had
been perfecting its plans to arrange for
a long ocean cruise of the battleship
fleet, when a sufficient number of war
ships are gathered. This cruise mayj ... . , , . ,, ,,
be to the Pacific, hut might possibly P oait ‘ or L to . de , fe ” d . h !!r, s , e f '
referee.
Some Staying Power,
Burns lost no time in following up
the advantage he had gained so early.
Out shot the dangerous right again
and a second time the^ champion of
Australia was on the canvas with Jeff
ries standing over him slowly calling
off the seconds. But the end was not
and he collopsed and fell fiat on his
face. Big Jim Jeffries stood over
him and slowly counted off a ten sec
onds. but he might have spared him
self the trouble as it was evident the
Australian was down and out for
keeps. Immediately the crowd swarm
ed into the ring, while Squires' sec
onds carried the “false alarm” from
yet. Squires evidently had some stay- ! from Australia to his corner
ing powers in the face of punishment'
administered to him and he rose weak
ly and slowly while Jeffries held back
Burns until his adversary was in a
Election of A. L. Foster.
ATLANTA, July 4.—Report has
reached the office of State School
Commissioner W. B. Merritt of the |
election Tuesday of A. L. Foster as
Countv School Commissioner of Xew-
perior race by his own public, general ton c’ountv in place of G. C. Adams,
and voluntary statement. The white ; wh0 goes a s principal to the Fifth Dis
people of Georgia would he grossly | trict Agricultural School, and of A. H.
recreant to this acknowledged eonfi- McMichael as County School Comrais-
dence and this trust If they did not I aion 0 f Randolph County in place of
give the assurance that every indi- j jc w. Childs, who goes to the Sixth
today's vidual black man. with his family,; District Agricultural School.
shall be absolutely sure that he will ;
receive justice in his civil rights, in j State Chemist,
his industrial relations. his eduea- ATLANTA Julv 4.—There appears
tional opportunities and his moral and . to be considerable' doubt as to wheth-
This the people in, pr Atherton Seidell, the former Afi-
Rural Letter Carriers Meet
ATLANTA. July 4.—More than 300
rural free deliVerv mail carriers from
all parts of the State assembled in
Atlanta today to attend the annual
convention of tl\e Georgia Rural Let
ter Carriers’ Association. President
Fred L. White, of Buckhead presided.
The sessions were held in the hall of
the Federation of Trades. #n Forsyth
street. The letter carriers were ad
dressed by Senator A. S. Clay. Con
gressman J. M. Griggs. Governor Hoke
Smith and Hon. Clark Howell. The
morning session was followed by an
elaborate spread in the meeting hall,
and a business session was held this
afternoon. The officers of the asso
ciation were gratified upon receiving
be only to the Mediterranean or the
South Atlantic. It may possibly take
place next winter, but on the other
hand, it may not be convenient to ar
range it until later. In any event after
a few months the fleet will be brought
back together to the Atlantic coast.
“Whether the voyage is made or not.
whether the fleet stays in the Atlantic
or goes to the Pacific will be deter
mined simply as a matter of routtne
in the management and drill of the
navy. It is now part of the settled
policy of the navy department, in its
effort to keep the navy up to the high
est point” of efficiency, always to keep
the battleships together, maneuvering
fleet composed of several squad
rons and it'is desirable that this fleet
should from time to time take a long
voyage.
“The relations between the United
States and all other powers never were
more peaceful' and friendly than at the
present time and if the fleet were sent
to the Pacific the fact would possess
no more significance than the further
fact that three or four months later
it would be withdrawn from the Pa
cific. Both would be merely part of
the ordinary routine of the naval ad
ministration.”
But Squifes had little defense left.
The terrific rights to the jaw had ac
complished the result and the men
were barely in position again when
the Canadian resumed his telling ag
gressive campaign. Burns landed
where and when he pleased and. in a
few seconds, under the rain of blows,
the arms of the Australian dropped in
helpless fashion by his side.
Selected His Mark.
Then the finish to the fight came.
Burns deliberately selected his mark
and with all of the power that was
lodged in his shoulders, he sent l'.is
right to the point of the jaw.
The
fight lasted two minutes and eight
seconds.
The receipts at the Burns-Squires
fight were far beyond the expectation^.
The enclosure was crowded and ft is
estimated that ihe proceeds were be
tween $26,000 and $27,000. Burns
earned $18,000. the $10,000 side bet
and his $8,000 guarantee. Squires
takes twenty-four per cent, of the
gross receipts, about $6,300,
Squires, after the fight, sail that h 1
had been led to believe that Burns waj;
not a “knookerout,” this belief made
him careless at the beginning of the
contest and resulted In the early blow
to the jaw which dazed him.
Burns said:
“I saw the moving pictures of Squires
in training. When I saw how ho car
ried himself and how he acted. I knew
that I would not have any difficulty i.t
CRACK EORGOT TO
ItSee T^h a S^3S;'o5|^ting him. I went into the rin*
Jeff
counting the man out. There was not
a spectator in the arena that did not
realize that the fight was over.aqd rush
was made to the ring to congratulate
the victor. The fight lasted exactly
two minutes and eight seconds.
The fight proved nothing more than
that Squires was an overrated man.
Burns while demonstrating his im
measurable superiority over the. Aus
tralian did not have an opportunity
to demonstrate whether he Is- actually
entitled to the high pugilistic title that
has been .bestowed on him.
with the fullest confidence that I would
be the winner.”
The receims of the fight were $27,000.
TO MORTORMAN MOCK
SAN FRANCISCO. July 4.—A warm,
beautiful day greeted the enthusiasts
who traveled out to Ocean View to
see the international prize fight.
The arena was opened at 11 o’clock
and before noon 4.000 people had en
tered the enclosure. A few women
occupied seats close to the ring side.
Burns’ record was pretty well known.
! and while he had never been rated as
i a top-notcher In the heavyweight
! class he was noted as a fast, aggres-
J sive fighter. Men interested in the
I sporting game were present from all
WASHINGTON. July 4.—Responsibility parts of the country,
for the head-on collision on the Washing- The Nevada mining camps contri-
ton. Arlington and Falls Church Railway ! buted a large crowd and many others
yesterday, which resulted in Upa death j came from Los Angeles, San Jose,
of one person, possible fat.nl nv dries to! T __
two others and U'-e more or less serious i Sacramento. Salt Lalts and Dent er.
injury of more than 30 persons, today I The arena^ was located just outside
was charged to the negligence of the rail- 1 the county line and was in San Mateo
a large number of new memberships | r oad officials by the Coroner's jury, which i county, where the regulations as to
p from the Georgia carriers. About one
half of t he 1.490 carriers In the State
are now members of the association.
MONT CLAIR. X. J.. July 4.-
Former Governor W. J. Northern ol
Georgia, was the orator at
celebration here, speaking to a larg
audience on the relation of the races ii
the South.
"It is a great mistake,” lie said, “to ( spiritual interests,
believe that there is no kind of liar- Georgia have publicly proclaimed.
All
work
! iantan now with the Bureau of Chem-
Bishop Candler Declined Invitation.
ATLANTA. July 4.—Bishop Warren
A. Candler, of the Methodist Church,
it is ascertained on good authority,
declined an invitation to be present at
and address the meeting held Tuesday
night at Wesley Tabernacle, in At
lanta. for the purpose of urging the
passage of the State prohibition bill.
While the specific reasons given by
Bishop Candler for declining to take
part in the this meeting are not
known it is a well known fact that
he was one of the original movers in
the enactment of local option legis
lation of Georgia. He may be termed
held an inquest over the body of George
T. Warring a merchant, of Ballston. Va..
who died in a hospital here last night
from Injuries received in the wreck. The
jury, which assembled at Alexandria
County Court House, after heaving the
testimony of a number of witnesses, in- ■ Gamblina Devices
eluding many of those who were injured j , „ ... -
in the fatal collision, rendered a verdict The pea and shell, chuck-a-luek.
as follows: ; Klondyke, roulette. and numerous
“We find that said George T. Warring ] other devices, designated to separate
ramp to his death through negligence of j the unwary from his money, were in
WILL TAKE A HAND
SAVANNAH, Ga, July 4.—Every
member of the association of Savan
nah ministers who is in the city was
present at a meeting today of their
body. It was unanimously decided for
take action to show that Savannah is
not a unit for the defeat of the prohi
bition legislation proposed in the Lag-'
islature. The ministers decided to call
a mass meeting at which resolutions
favorable to State prohibition will be
adopted. Sunday or Monday this
meeting will be held, though another
meeting will be held on Saturday to
perfect plans for it.
Rev. W. N. Ainsworth, pastor of
Wesley Monumental Church, took the
initiative in the fight for prohibition..
He said: A
“Not everybody in Savannah is.
allied with the liquor power, as soma
would make the State believe, and wa'
do not propose to let the resolutions
of the City Council and trades bodies
There are hun-
gambling are not so stringent as ... , .- ., -
San Francisco. For several blocks [ P as * unchallenged.
lining the enclosure booths had been [ dreds of prohibitionists in Savannah
established where various games of I and we expect to have in the next few
chance were in full swing - i days the greatest demonstration
chance were in tun swing. 'against the saloon in Savannah' that
this city ever saw/*
monv between the beLter elements of ■ that we now need, in order to wor K j j s trv of the Agricultural Department
the races m Georgia and at the South : ^ i!,'?.™!;/!'!hi, 3 "? a ) ir . ely ' 'Lin Washington, will accept the posi-
Quite the contrary is true. The good | be -Jmpathi and not^ the criticism of tion state Chemist of Georgia
class of negroes Is intelligent, pro- : ® 0 u " derata f d . tendered him by Commissioner of Ag-| one of the fathers of the local option
gressive and resourceful. Its religion ; gr , eat hnldrance!> that a)e J et ln our {riculture T. G. Hudson to fill the va-; movement and is still considered
is not a sham. Its education has not
spoiled It and its devotion to duty is
the officials of the Washington. Arling
ton and Fails Church Railway, through
not maintaining proper telephone and tel
egraph systems for warning conductors
of obstructed tracks; furiher, through
overloading cars and not maintaining
proner brakes.”
The jury suggested that no arrests be
full operation. In the arena, men car
rying clinking handfuls of gold and
rolls of greenbacks, wandered through
the crowd, offering even money that
Burns would not last ten rounds, and
10 to 9 that Squires would win. The
crowd evidently relished the freedom
not inspired by the 'loaves and fishes.’
Its ideals are good, its social standards
high and tts life wholesome and ele
vating. If all American negroes were
of this class, there would be no 'negro
problem.'
“It would be best for all parties, if
the white man. strong and dominant,
will look sariously and sympathetically
»t the weaker and the dependent race,
and seeing him. just as he is. intelli
gently set about aiding him.
••This is Just what we have begun to
I cancy caused by the resignation of Dr. j strong advocate of this method of the
“While we deny and disallow social . j yr. McCandless. It Is understood solution of the problem,
equality, we are quite as free to grant; the Washington bureau is exceedingly !
and to defend the negro's fullest rights i anxious to retain the services of Mr.
in industrial privileges and business geidell and effort is now being made
opportunities. j to secure him such a salary as will
“If the negro is made industrially 1 keep him there. In the event this
capable and Industrially reliable, the; done Commissioner Hudson will have
people of the South would rather have t to hunt another chemist.
his service than such as could be ren- j —
dered by any other people upon the j Atlanta Had Quiet Fourth,
earth. Bur. it is possible that the kind ! ATLANTA. July 4.— Atlanta has
of education to which he has been en- ] had comparatively a. quiet Fourth of
couraged in some quarters lias given ! July. The day was really better cele-
him a feeling of self-sufficiency that ! brated than ever before, many of the
do in Georgia upon a plan based en- has lifted him entirely out of his place ' stores closing for the entire day.
tirolv upon our local conditions, as in ; among the people who would be more j while practically every business house
my judgment, all other people must be t than glad to use him. with profit to j i n the city shut its doors at 12 o'clock,
aliowed to do. himself, if he were willing to serve.” The city offices, court house, banks.
“Before we entered upon that plan, • In conclusion, Mr. Xorthen said: an d all public places were closed for
however, there were some things l'un- | “Whilst the negro is in no way re- the day and while one or two of the
ilamental that had to be settled be- ; sponsible for the beginning of the State afficials were in their offices at
iween the races. ] problem, he is most criminally respon- ; the capitol. generally speaking it
“All history shows that no two races ; sible for its wicked continuance. This looked like Sundey around the state-
approaching in any degree equality in responsibility is upon them and upon 1 house. Governor Smith was tn his
number, can live peaceably together ' them solely. We expect to so hold office until 12 o'clock when he went
unless inter-marriage takes place or I them until they are controlled, proper- over and addressed the rural free de-
the one becomes dependent upon the ly punished and made obedient to law. livery carriers. Attorney General
other. Miscegenation hj liw \ ill neve.-JIn this effort, the hette- negroes are Hart. Comptroller Genera] Wright and
•ake place at the South. That may ‘ now rendering most helpfui service 1 Secretary Phil Cook were on hand, as
^ g»cepted as an estabishsd fact and and counsel.” I usual, but little business was trans-
Money For Schools.
ATLANTA, July 4.—State School
Commissioner W. B. Merritt believes,
as a result of an investigation, which
ne is now having made, of the esti
mates of the State school fund by E.
P. Burns, an expert accountant, he
will in future secure more money for
the schools, if not get some money
which should have gone to the schools
in the past but was expended for
other purposes. The estimates of the
school fund are usually ^4de in No
vember for the year following, and
the State School Commissioner holds
that for the past ten years as a re
sult of too low estimates being made,
the common school fund jias lost a
total of more than $300,000. Last
year he succeeded in having the es
timate for 1907 revised with the re
sult that it was increased by about
$92 000. Mr. Burns will make his re
port within the next few days and it-
is stated an effort will be made to
get all of the money to -which it is
made at this time, but that the matter th0t ha - g not b een obtained recently
jury which melts in October. SnUrin- j in San Francisco since the graft pros-
tendent Garrett, of the road, admitted ecution has been threatening the
that the wreck had been caused by the i Board of Supervisors and other muni-
failure of Motorman Robert Crack, in ] cipal officers.
Nat Goodwin came down from Gold-
charge of a passenger car which passed
Motorman Mock's car at Clarendon. Va..
to deliver a verbal message to Motorman
Mock to take a siding and allow t^e
freight to nass. which message Crack said
he had “forgotten.”
FELL DEAD AFTER TAKING
COLD DRINK AT SKATING RINK
ATLANTA. Ga.. July 4.—Leila Wig
gins. a 17-year-old white girl, fater
taking a cold drink, engaged in skating
gins. 17-year-old white girl, after
noon. Within a few minutes she fell
in a faint and died before medical aid
could reach her. She was not physi
cally strong and is supposed to have
become overheated.
RURAL LETTER CARRIERS
ELECT OFFICERS FOR YEAR
ATLANTA. Ga.. July 4.—The Rural
Letter Carriers this afternoon elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
President. George Debrosse. of Statesbo
ro; vice-president, P. H. Coker, of Cham-
blee; aecretary and treasurer. J. H. Wil-
considered the common schools are I Hams, of Atlanta: sergeant-at-arms, J
entitled. Hickman, of Barneavfile.
field to see the fight. Jim Jeffries,
Jimmy Britt. Prankie Neil and Batt
ling Nelson entered the arena early,
the “Big Fellow" looked as big as
ever, but one side of his face was
swollen from the effects of toothache.
Jeff said he was suffering from an
ulcerated tooth, and he was more
afraid of it than all the prize fighters
that could be gathered into the ring
at one time.
Preliminary Fight.
Promptly at 1 o'clock Frankie Ed
wards and Johnny Murphy, two 120
pound boys, entered the ring for the
ten round preliminary. Bg' this time
nearly every seat in the arena was
occupied and people were stilt pour
ing In. It was an orderly, good na-
tured crowd and each celebrity, as he
marched down the aisle, wap given a
good-natured cheer.
“Billy” Jordan, as usual, acted aa
master of ceremonies and did the an
nouncing.
Eddie Hanlon refereed the prelimi
nary.
The preliminary between -Murphy
SPECTACULAR MATCH
BETWEEN DR. LITTLE
AND COWAN RODGERS
and Edwards resulted in A draw at also played.
ATLANTA, Ga., July 4,—The moat
spectacular event today In the South
ern tennis championship tournament
was the match • between Dr. Little, of
Cincinnati, and Cowan Rodgers, of
Knoxville, in the men’s singles. Rod
gers won the first set, but Dr. Little
took the next two, thus winning. In
the finals for the ladies singles, Miss
Jeannette Storrs, of Knoxville, was de
feated by Miss Mary Minor, of New
Orleans. Miss Minor will tomorrow
meet Miss May Logan, of New Orleans,
for the championship. In the men’*
singles Little, Grant and Bates hava
qualified for the semi-finals. The
match .between Thornton and -Day, the
winner of whleh will also qualify for
the semi-finals, was stopped by dark
ness. each having won one set.
The feature of the morning in- -the
men’s doubles was the match between
Little and Bates and the Rodgers
brothers, the latter winning. In the
afternoon, the Rodgers brothers also
defeated Scott and Williams, thus
qualifying for the semi-finals.
In the first round of the mixed
doubles, Miss Jackson and 3. M. Grant
defeated Miss Jauvier and William.
Grant.
Several consolation matches win